[Bug 1915829] Re: FQDN / hostname recorded in OVSDB is unreliable

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** Merge proposal linked:
   https://code.launchpad.net/~fnordahl/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/+git/openvswitch/+merge/399763

** Merge proposal linked:
   https://code.launchpad.net/~fnordahl/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/+git/openvswitch/+merge/399764

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Title:
  FQDN / hostname recorded in OVSDB is unreliable

Status in openvswitch package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in openvswitch source package in Focal:
  Triaged
Status in openvswitch source package in Groovy:
  Triaged
Status in openvswitch source package in Hirsute:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  The Open vSwitch init script `ovs-ctl` determines the system hostname
  and records it in the `external-ids:hostname` field of the `Open-
  vSwitch` table in the local OVSDB.

  This value may be consumed by downstream software and having it unset
  or set to a incorrect value could lead to erratic behavior of a
  system.

  In recent Ubuntu development we have also made it possible to
  configure Open vSwitch with netplan.io, which allows for a Open
  vSwitch controlled data path to be the only external network
  connection on a system.

  As such the current startup sequence of Open vSwitch is insufficient
  to allow for reliable recording of FQDN / hostname at system boot-up
  time.

  A possible solution to this would be to extend the upstream `ovs-ctl`
  script to allow controlling when the hostname is recorded and adding a
  new Systemd service file to the package that calls the `record-
  hostname` function at a more appropriate time, i.e. after or as part
  of the `network-online.target`.

  An example of downstream issues can be viewed in bug 1896630.

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